Update: More and more players are reporting the services are coming back online for them. The PSN status page certainly reflects that. As it stands, all services are back to normal.

You’ll find the original article below.

Original story: Multiple reports have been appearing online about a PlayStation Network outage. Reddit, Twitter, and other social media channels are full of players complaining about not being able to go online.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2016/10/26/all-psn-services-are-down-sony-investigating/feed/0Add PlayStation Network to the list of outages today due to the DDoS attackhttp://www.vg247.com/2016/10/21/add-playstation-network-to-the-list-of-outages-today-due-to-the-ddos-attack/
http://www.vg247.com/2016/10/21/add-playstation-network-to-the-list-of-outages-today-due-to-the-ddos-attack/#respondFri, 21 Oct 2016 20:49:41 +0000https://www.vg247.com/?p=605162Even though outages seemed to slow a bit earlier this morning, issues are arising once again.

PlayStation Network users are experiencing issues connecting to the service because of the attack, according to GamesRadar, referencing tweets sent out by Sony.

We're aware that users are experiencing issues logging into PSN. Thanks for your patience as we investigate. https://t.co/0H0knweLYq

The Department of Homeland Security is on the case, per Reuters, and the list of sites and services having issues today, per DownDectector is rather long. Whether all of those companies were affected by this particular attack is unknown.

Update 2: The PlayStation Network is now up and running with all services green for go.

Update: Sony has acknowledged the outage and the status page now shows all services being offline with the message, “Our engineers are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, and we thank you for your patience.”

Original story:

A number of reports from around the world are suggesting that PSN is offline.

The PlayStation Network is having some issues, and is inaccessible to many users. The number of reports on Reddit and Twitter from affected users keeps increasing, pointing towards a worldwide issue rather than a regional one.

Upon attempting to login, users get a message telling them the network is undergoing maintenance. Sony has not announced a maintenance window prior, and the official status page hasn’t been updated to reflect the outage.

Matt and myself have just checked, and we too received the same message.

We’ll keep you updated.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2016/01/04/psn-experiencing-outages/feed/0PSN offline again ahead of scheduled maintenancehttp://www.vg247.com/2015/02/12/psn-offline-again-ahead-of-scheduled-maintenance/
http://www.vg247.com/2015/02/12/psn-offline-again-ahead-of-scheduled-maintenance/#respondThu, 12 Feb 2015 00:58:03 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=512405The PSN has gone down yet again, uncomfortably close to a period of scheduled maintenance.

The PlayStation Network has been patchy and for many players completely inaccessible over the past hour.

Sony is aware of and investigating the issue, which seems to be affecting a subset of users rather than the whole network, but has no ETA or upates to share at present.

Some users are reporting issues with PS Store and online gameplay, our engineers are investigating.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/10/16/psn-down-offline-sony/feed/0PlayStation Network down for seven hours on Mondayhttp://www.vg247.com/2014/10/09/playstation-network-down-psn-outage/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/10/09/playstation-network-down-psn-outage/#respondThu, 09 Oct 2014 22:03:11 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=495261The PSN is going down for quite an extended period early next week, for scheduled maintenance.

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The PlayStation Network will be down for an estimated seven hours, Sony has announced.

The downtime kicks off at 10:00AM PDT on October 13. Click the link to see it in local time; it’s most inconvenient for European gamers.

“During this time we will deploy a series of back-end improvements to the network,” Sony wrote.

“If you’ve signed in to the network any time since October 8th, you will be able to play games online and access partner apps such as Netflix during this maintenance period. The PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and Account Management will not be available during this time, and users may receive a maintenance notification when attempting to access these services.

“We thank you for your patience and support and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.”

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/10/09/playstation-network-down-psn-outage/feed/0Is PSN ready for Destiny?http://www.vg247.com/2014/08/27/destiny-psn-outage/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/08/27/destiny-psn-outage/#respondWed, 27 Aug 2014 07:03:02 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=488572Less than two weeks out from one of the largest multiplayer launches of the year – maybe ever – the PSN is as shaky as a newborn lamb.

As far as I recall – not that I’m a perfect resource, obviously – the PSN hasn’t been brought down by DDOS or other malicious activity since. But it seems incredible that, in the wake of PSNgate, Sony doesn’t have the network infrastructure to cope with problems more quickly and easily than it does.

We shouldn’t underestimate the power of DDOSing, of course – it’s an absolute pain in the arse, regardless of how well-equipped you are, and when a really big one happens even the largest and most steady networks will be affected. But other gaming services seem to recover so much more hastily than the Sony Entertainment Network (officially, that’s its name now). Both Battle.net and League of Legends were hit by the initial attacks this week, and both were back online almost immediately. The PSN, by contrast, went down and stayed down.

It’s possible Sony kept the PSN down deliberately to put further protections in place, and if so, there’s a case to be made that it did the responsible thing, and may weather future storms better than Blizzard and Riot.

But there’s also a case to be made that if you’re paying for something, you expect it to work, not just switch off for half a day when a group of teenagers with their first botnet get big ideas about correcting corporate capitalism (??) by ruining your evening’s entertainment. And we do pay for the PSN now, through PS Plus, and I’d argue that when you buy a multiplayer game at full price you’re paying for the online service, too – and you ought to get it.

If you’re paying for something, you expect it to work. What I want to see from Sony moving forward is the kind of communication and responsiveness that Microsoft has manifest for years.

What I want to see from Sony moving forward is the kind of communication and responsiveness that Microsoft has manifest for years. One thing I’ve heard people say in the wake of this week’s outage is “when was the last time you remember Xbox Live going down?”

Well, uh, last month, actually. And the month before. And the month before. It goes down all the time, in fact – but it comes back up fast, and you’re never left wondering about it, so you forget and move on.

The truly excellent Xbox Live Service Status page is quite transparent, telling us what is going wrong, how Microsoft is approaching it (“we’re trying to determine the cause”, “we’re implementing a fix”), and where possible, an ETA for the next update. And when Xbox Live goes “down”, it tends to be piecemeal – one set of services will go offline, like sign-ins or purchases, while others remain in place.

When the PSN goes down, everything goes down, and Sony has little to say on the matter. This week, it surprised the hell out of us by even admitting it had gone down before a DDOS attack, but apart from acknowledging the problem and intermittently – very intermittently! – saying it was working on it, it didn’t tell us what was going on.

In the context of the extended outage that followed, comparing Sony’s reaction to Microsoft’s is frankly embarrassing to the Japanese giant. When Xbox Live started to have issues, many of you probably didn’t even notice until Microsoft told you about it, and by the time we’d gone to check it out, it was fixed. I couldn’t say for certain, as both companies occasionally delete and overwrite their updates, but I’m reasonably sure Microsoft made more updates in this brief period than Sony did during my entire work day.

I must emphasise that we don’t know if Microsoft was targeted by a DDOS attack as Sony was. “Hacker” group LizardSquad made some noises along those lines, but as security circles believe the group had nothing to do with the attacks that brought down the PSN and other gaming networks, it’s entirely possible LizardSquad was capitalising on some coincidental Xbox Live issues. Maybe Microsoft didn’t experience anything like the attack Sony suffered, and to compare the two is unfair; after all, Microsoft made no reference to DDOS or any other sort of malicious behaviour.

If the PSN goes down – for maintenance, in the face of DDOS attacks, for any other reason – for more than a couple of hours during that whole first week after Destiny’s launch, there’s going to be backlash.

It’s a comparison that will be made anyway, and it’s one that is made regularly. The PSN has an unfortunate legacy to overcome, as it was pretty rubbish at launch. It’s much better now, but you know the reputation I’m referencing here – slow downloads, constant updates (don’t get me started on how annoying I find this complaint as somebody who switches their Xbox 360 on less than once a month), patchy connections, lag. Plus, you know: PSNgate.

It’s a comparison Sony can ill-afford. It’s made a huge fuss – and likely investment – in Destiny, a hugely-anticipated online-only game that is almost guaranteed to be bollocksed by demand at launch.

We’re going to have to accept that launch day will likely be rocky, because it always is, but if the PSN goes down – for maintenance, in the face of DDOS attacks, for any other reason – for more than a couple of hours during that whole first week, there’s going to be backlash, and it’s going to be nasty. This is a game being advertised on billboards in Times Square, for heaven’s sake.

Destiny’s only one of a huge number of games that are likely to bring scrutiny to the PSN. With the annual Madden release this week, release season has kicked off – right through the holiday period, gamers are going to be hugely active, and in this day and age a huge proportion of their activity is going to be online.

Sony doesn’t just need to worry about fleeting gamer rage either. This is the PS4’s big year to shine. Sony’s managed to dominate the dialogue so far, so that as far as the casual observer goes the PS4 is “winning” the console war. But Microsoft really isn’t that far behind, and has some strong cards to play this season. Sony needs a smooth, joyous couple of months to push the PS4 to the top of Christmas wishlists, and to keep it out of trade-in bins until the important first quarter release season is over.

Sony’s said it has a lot of new converts, as well as entirely new gamers, in the PS4 user base. These users are not going to tolerate a flaky console network that frustrates them with downtimes and lack of communication. Hardcore gamers may whinge and moan, but we generally keep buying games and hoping for better times – new users just lose interest, or go back to more reliable options.

LizardSquad, the group originally claiming credit for DDOS attacks against several gaming related services this weekend, seems to be targeting Sony specifically. It tweeted a bomb threat to American Airlines, grounding a plane on which Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley was due to travel.

Originally unaware of the reasons for the delay, Smedley tweeted his annoyance, later confirming the flight had been diverted and deciding not to comment on the responsible party.

Yes. My plane was diverted. Not going to discuss more than that. Justice will find these guys.

Apart from a delay, Smedley – and Sony – can’t be said to have suffered much inconvenience as a result of LizardSquad’s action, but US authorities take threats of this nature very, very seriously indeed. Polygon reports the FBI is now investigating the matter.

“The FBI is currently handling the situation at this time. We have no further comment,” Sony told GameInformer.

Having the FBI on its tail is serious enough, but LizardSquad has also raised ire among those it would presumably like to identify with. The group’s claims to have been behind the DDOS attack spree have reportedly been discredited in black and white hat circles, and the alleged real perpetrator – much offended – is believed to have taken revenge by revealing members’ details to authorities and Anonymous.

What a mess. Let us give these offenders no more of the attention they no doubt so strongly desire.

In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony confirmed the downtime is due to malicious activity, but said users aren’t at any risk.

“Like other major networks around the world, the PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network have been impacted by an attempt to overwhelm our network with artificially high traffic,” Sony’s Sid Shuman wrote.

“Although this has impacted your ability to access our network and enjoy our services, no personal information has been accessed.

“We will continue to work towards fixing this issue and hope to have our services up and running as soon as possible.

“We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.”

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/08/25/psn-ddos-hacker-bomb-threats-john-smedley-soe-fbi/feed/0Expect a lengthy PSN downtime next weekhttp://www.vg247.com/2014/08/22/osn-down-offline-outage-downtime-maintenance-uk-europe-australia-new-zealand/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/08/22/osn-down-offline-outage-downtime-maintenance-uk-europe-australia-new-zealand/#respondFri, 22 Aug 2014 01:19:31 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=488045Sony will take the PlayStation Network offline during prime gaming time in the UK next week.

The PSN will be down for scheduled maintenance right when UK gamers are most likely to want to use it, unfortunately.

As this is the European PSN, all regions under the PAL umbrella will be affected, so Australians and New zealanders will be offline, too. It’s a much more pleasant time of day for us, though.

There hasn’t been an announcement on the North American PlayStation Blog or website, so at present it looks like that side of the pond gets off scot free.

During the downtime, the following services will be unavailable:

PlayStation Store on all devices.

PlayStation Network Account Management.

PlayStation Network Account Registration.

Entertainment services.

Online gameplay.

Signing in via PAL umbrella PlayStation.com sites.

There’s no word on why the maintenance is necessary but in my foolish head there’s an obvious explanation: the whole thing needs to be reinforced and given a loving once-over before Destiny launches in early September. If the PSN goes down that week, I will probably cry, and certainly write some angry blogs.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/08/22/osn-down-offline-outage-downtime-maintenance-uk-europe-australia-new-zealand/feed/0You can nab a slice of Sony’s $15 million PSN outage settlementhttp://www.vg247.com/2014/07/24/psn-outage-15-million-settlement/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/07/24/psn-outage-15-million-settlement/#commentsThu, 24 Jul 2014 05:20:41 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=484046You could score some free games as part of a $15 million settlement addressing the great 2011 PlayStation Network outage.

A settlement has been proposed and approved by Sony which would see the platform holder paying out about $15 million in content to users affected by the great PSN outage of 2011. The content on offer includes PlayStation 3 and PSP games, PS Plus and Music Unlimited subscriptions, PS3 themes and SOE Station credit.

If you were affected by the outage, you’ll be able to claim a part of this settlement – assuming a judge green lights the scheme at a May 1 ruling. DualShockers has turned up a link it believed will allow you to file your claim now, but it looks pretty dodgy, actually, so we advise against it.

Up to $6 million of this content will be distributed to users who were PSN members at the time of the outage and didn’t benefit from Sony’s Welcome Back package. Claims will be honoured on a first-in basis, and you’ll be able to choose up to two bonuses – including the same one twice, if you like.

A further $4 million worth of content is to be awarded to those who did take advantage of the Welcome Back bonus; these users will only receive one piece of bonus content, and again, first-in, best dressed. Affected Qriocity and SOE members who didn’t have PSN accounts will also be compensated.

Sony was later found to have provided inadequate security measures to protect user data, and was hit with heavy fines. Its punishment didn’t end there, though; although Sony provided a number of free bonuses – the Welcome Back package – in compensation for the long outage, this wasn’t enough to fend off a class action lawsuit.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/07/24/psn-outage-15-million-settlement/feed/6US PS Store update delayed by extended maintenancehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/04/17/us-ps-store-update-delayed-by-extended-maintenance/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/17/us-ps-store-update-delayed-by-extended-maintenance/#respondWed, 17 Apr 2013 04:42:52 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=359015The North American PlayStation Store update has been delayed by extended PlayStation Network maintenance. Sony has been unable to provide an ETA on when the downtime will end and the update will go live. We’re not certain what’s being added in this week’s update beyond a couple of new releases and some PlayStation Plus goodies.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/17/us-ps-store-update-delayed-by-extended-maintenance/feed/0PlayStation downtime rescheduledhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/03/04/playstation-downtime-rescheduled/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/04/playstation-downtime-rescheduled/#respondMon, 04 Mar 2013 02:57:32 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=345718Sony has revised its PlayStation Network maintenance plans. The downtime is now scheduled for 5:00AM PT on March 4, and is expected to last until 9:00PM – 17 hours. Previous announcements suggested a similar window, but kicking off much later in the day. As usual, the PlayStation Store and account management features will be offline, but you’ll be able to play online if you’ve logged in within the last few days.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/04/playstation-downtime-rescheduled/feed/0PSN maintenance to affect first-party titles tonighthttp://www.vg247.com/2013/02/25/psn-maintenance-to-affect-first-party-titles-tonight/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/25/psn-maintenance-to-affect-first-party-titles-tonight/#respondMon, 25 Feb 2013 23:10:33 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=343593Sony has advised it will be conducting maintenance on the North American PlayStation Network from 1:00AM PST Tuesday February 26. The eight hour maintenance window will affect eight first-party titles, with each expected to be offline for about an hour. The affected titles are Buzz, EyePet, Gravity Crash, Hustle Kings, Little Big Planet PSP, Motorstorm Apocalypse, Smart As and WipEout 2048.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/25/psn-maintenance-to-affect-first-party-titles-tonight/feed/0PlayStation Network maintenance extendedhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/01/18/playstation-network-maintenance-extended/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/18/playstation-network-maintenance-extended/#commentsFri, 18 Jan 2013 02:11:26 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=331061Today’s scheduled 12 hour maintenance window for the PlayStation Network has been extended, Sony has announced via Twitter. The announcement mentions the downtime has been extended “to tomorrow morning”, and as it was supposed to end at 8:00 PM PT, that suggests we’re looking at an additional four hours at the very least. Updates are promised when available. If you signed into the PSN any time in the last few days, you should still be able to play online while Sony tinkers, although some network features will be unavailable.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/18/playstation-network-maintenance-extended/feed/91PlayStation Network downtime to last 12 hourshttp://www.vg247.com/2013/01/17/playstation-network-downtime-to-last-12-hours/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/17/playstation-network-downtime-to-last-12-hours/#commentsThu, 17 Jan 2013 00:39:59 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=330677PlyStation Australia has announced the PlayStation Network will be down for scheduled maintenance later this week. The outage is expected to last 12 hours, from 3:00AM AEST on Friday, January 18. The outage will apparently affect all territories, with the US PlayStation Blog confirming the timing. The PlayStation Store and Account Management will be offline, but provided you sign into the PSN at any time before the outage begins, online play and apps will be available.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/17/playstation-network-downtime-to-last-12-hours/feed/1PlayStation Network maintenance scheduled for Mondayhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/12/02/playstation-network-maintenance-scheduled-for-monday/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/12/02/playstation-network-maintenance-scheduled-for-monday/#commentsSun, 02 Dec 2012 23:04:05 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=320391Sony has announced an eight hour PlayStation Network outage kicking off later today.

According to the announcement , the outage will affect the PlayStation Store for both PlayStation 3 and Vita; account management and registration, and website sign-ins.

Elsewhere, Sony confirmed that you ought to be able to continue online play if you have been signed into the PlayStation network any time in the last few days, but that PlayStation Home will probably be unavailable.

However, you can count on any trophies you earn to be added to your account afterwards.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/12/02/playstation-network-maintenance-scheduled-for-monday/feed/1US PlayStation Network down for maintenance early Thursday morninghttp://www.vg247.com/2012/08/01/us-playstation-network-down-for-maintenance-thursday-night/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/01/us-playstation-network-down-for-maintenance-thursday-night/#respondWed, 01 Aug 2012 22:57:24 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=281809After last week’s European downtime, the US arm of the PlayStation Network is also taking a Thursday night break for regular maintenance. Somewhat unusually, you will still be able to sign into the PSN during the “downtime”, but only if you’ve used your PSN ID over the last few days – so maybe check in with it now. Online play and all applications are expected to function as normal, but the PlayStation Store and Account Management will be locked for the duration. The outage is expected to last about two hours, and will run from run from 12:00 midnight PDT to 2:00AM PDT on August 2. Visit the US PS Blog for more information.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/01/us-playstation-network-down-for-maintenance-thursday-night/feed/0PlayStation Network maintenance scheduled for Thursday nighthttp://www.vg247.com/2012/07/25/playstation-network-maintenance-scheduled-for-thursday-night/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/07/25/playstation-network-maintenance-scheduled-for-thursday-night/#respondWed, 25 Jul 2012 04:10:59 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=279488The European PlayStation Network (that includes Australia and New Zealand) is going down for scheduled maintenance from 4:00PM BST July 26 to 8:00AM BST July 27. As usual, the outage will close the PS Store, account management and registration, but if you’re signed in when the window starts you may be able to continue online gaming. For more information visit the EU PS Blog. No word from the US side whether the outage will affect international networks – yet.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/07/25/playstation-network-maintenance-scheduled-for-thursday-night/feed/0PSN services restored after “unplanned maintenance”http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/22/psn-services-restored-after-unplanned-maintenance/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/22/psn-services-restored-after-unplanned-maintenance/#commentsFri, 22 Jun 2012 09:38:42 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=271798Sony has updated the PlayStation Network forum to say, “The unplanned maintenance is now complete so if anyone is still having issues then please let me know.” An earlier Tweet from Sony confirmed that all services had been restored. Users reported experiencing intermittent problems with PSN services yesterday.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/22/psn-services-restored-after-unplanned-maintenance/feed/2Users reporting intermittent issues with PSN, Sony looking into ithttp://www.vg247.com/2012/06/21/users-reporting-intermittent-issues-with-psn-sony-looking-into-it/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/21/users-reporting-intermittent-issues-with-psn-sony-looking-into-it/#commentsThu, 21 Jun 2012 19:36:47 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=271611Sony has said it is looking into issues some users may be experiencing with intermittent PSN outage. According to the firm, some users may receive the Error Code 80023102 when trying to sign in. Engineers are currently investigating the cause of these problems, and the firm will provide an update through here when more information is available.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/21/users-reporting-intermittent-issues-with-psn-sony-looking-into-it/feed/7PlayStation Network down for 13 hours tomorrowhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/04/16/playstation-network-down-for-13-hours-tomorrow/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/16/playstation-network-down-for-13-hours-tomorrow/#commentsSun, 15 Apr 2012 23:03:54 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=251060Sony has scheduled an extensive maintenance window early this week, affecting all PlayStation Network services including websites.

According to the PS Blog, the down time kicks off at 6:00AM PDT, 9:00AM EDT, 2:00PM BST on April 16, and 11:00PM AEST today.

Its expect to run for 13 hours minimum, putting the end time at around 7:00PM PDT, 10:00PM EDT April 16, 3:00PM BST and 12:00PM AEST April 17.

Sony noted that both start and end times are approximate, and encouraged users to check the PlayStation Twitter for updates on when the downtime will end.

No reason has been given for the outage beyond the usual “routine scheduled maintenance”.

Unlike most maintenance windows, which mainly affect authentication and related services, this one is expected to bring down all online play, the PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and Account Management and diable commenting and log ins on PlayStation family websites.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/16/playstation-network-down-for-13-hours-tomorrow/feed/17PlayStation Network down for extended maintenancehttp://www.vg247.com/2012/03/04/playstation-network-down-for-extended-maintenance/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/04/playstation-network-down-for-extended-maintenance/#commentsSun, 04 Mar 2012 21:27:31 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=238874The 14 hour PlayStation Network downtime which was postponed last week is now in effect.

According to the US PS Blog, the scheduled downtime kicked off at noon PST on Sunday, and is expected to run until at least 2:00AM PST On March 5, putting the end time at 5:00AM EST, 10:00AM GMT and 9:00PM AEST.

No explanation has been given for the outage beyond a description of it as “significant”.

Unusually, the downtime will also affect the PlayStation family of websites, will boot off those already signed into the PSN, and shut down all services, including those which normally continue functioning during maintenance windows.

The maintenance had been scheduled for one of Sony’s usual Thursday slots but was inexplicably pushed back, possibly due to its conflict with peak gaming time – although Sunday afternoon and evening downtime will probably rile our US friends somewhat.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/04/playstation-network-down-for-extended-maintenance/feed/4PSN Maintenance scheduled for Thursdayhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/02/28/psn-maintenance-scheduled-for-thursday/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/02/28/psn-maintenance-scheduled-for-thursday/#commentsTue, 28 Feb 2012 04:43:44 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=236958Sony has announced yet another PlayStation Network maintenance window this Thursday, March 1 – and it’s a biggie, clocking in at a minimum of 14 hours.

Unusually, this one won’t allow you to stay signed in for the duration, and all websites and online play will be down in addition to Home and the PlayStation Store.

The downtime kicks off at 8:00AM PST/11:00AM EST/4:00PM GMT/3:00 AM Friday AEST, and is expected to run through at least 10:00PM PST/1:00AM Friday EST/6:00AM Friday GMT/5:00 PM Friday AEST.

Sony has given no indication of the reason for the outage, which is at least the third Thursday maintenance window this year, but the longest to date.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/02/28/psn-maintenance-scheduled-for-thursday/feed/1PlayStation Network downloads and transactions back onlinehttp://www.vg247.com/2012/02/08/playstation-network-downloads-and-transactions-back-online/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/02/08/playstation-network-downloads-and-transactions-back-online/#respondWed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:41 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=232128A moderator post on the European PlayStation forums – and comments from many relieved users – indicates an error which blocked downloads and transaction lists of paid content has been resolved. The problem struck in the wake of last week’s maintenance and was not universal, but affected most PAL territories, hitting PS Plus users particularly hard.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/02/08/playstation-network-downloads-and-transactions-back-online/feed/0PSN error not expected to last through PS Store updatehttp://www.vg247.com/2012/02/06/psn-error-not-expected-to-last-through-ps-store-update/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/02/06/psn-error-not-expected-to-last-through-ps-store-update/#commentsMon, 06 Feb 2012 23:45:17 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=231717Although Sony is unable to commit to a timeframe in resolving ongoing issues with downloading paid content from the PlayStation Network, moderator comments suggest a fix is expected before the weekly PlayStation Store update.

On the PlayStation Forum thread tracking the error, affected community members expressed concern that more users might be inconvenienced when making purchases in this week’s PS Store update, and requested Sony make an official announcement of the error on the European PlayStation Blog.

“If this issue continues and is going to affect the Store update then it will of course be mentioned,” moderator SuperFast Zombie replied.

“However we are hopeful that it will be resolved before then.”

The most recent update from Sony regarding the matter is a reaffirmation that engineers are working on the error, which leaves affected users with no way to download purchased games and DLC, including content activated by promotional codes.

The problem was first noticed in the wake of a maintenance window which ended on Friday.

Reports of the issue began hot on the heels of service restoration on Friday. Those struck by the problem receive error code 80023102 and the disturbing message “No content was found” when attempting to download paid purchases or access a transaction list.

Users in Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and the UK have encountered the error, but it does not appear to have troubled US users. PlayStation Plus members appear to be the most frequently affected.

Previously (very quietly) flagged for the European network, the maintenance window has now been confirmed on both the US and EU PS blogs.

The outage will affect the Arab Emirates, Australia, Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, and the US. The US blog doesn’t give a breakdown by country, but presumably the whole North American arm will be down, affecting Canada and Mexico, too.

The maintenance window begins on Thursday February 2, at 2.00PM GMT/9:00AM EST/6:00AM PST/1:00AM AEST (February 3), and is expected to be at least 17 hours long.

The PlayStation Store, account management and registration will be unavailable during the outage, and you won’t be able to log in – but if you’re already logged in before the maintenance begins, your session will continue.

The maintenence window was announced on the PlayStation 3’s official European forums, and is scheduled for 2.00PM GMT on Thursday, February 2 until 8.00AM on Friday, February 3.

The outage’s quiet announcement on the European forums and lack of alternate timezone information suggests it will be restricted to the UK, but there’s a good chance the whole PAL umbrella could be involved – in which case, you may want to check when your time zone will be affected.

During the maintenance, the PS Home service will be taken completely offline, while the PS Store, customer account management and new user registration may be unavailable

“Users who attempt to sign in after maintenance begins may receive the site notification page. If you are signed in before maintenance begins you should remain signed into your online session (although the above services will still be unavailable),” a Sony community manager explained.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/01/30/playstation-network-scheduled-maintenance-on-thursday/feed/0PSN maintenance scheduled for tomorrowhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/01/19/psn-maintenance-scheduled-for-tomorrow/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/01/19/psn-maintenance-scheduled-for-tomorrow/#commentsThu, 19 Jan 2012 02:05:11 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=227473Sony has announced a maintenance outage for the PlayStation Network on Thursday, January 19.

As detailed on the US PS Blog, the outage is scheduled for 8:00PM PST (11:00PM EST; January 20 4:00AM GMT/3:00PM AEST) through 9:00PM PST (January 20 12:00AM EST/5:00AM GMT/4:00PM AEST).

It’s not clear whether the outage is restricted to the US network only, or will extend to other territories.

The outage is expected to affect:

PlayStation Store on PS3, PSP, and Media Go.

PlayStation Network Account Management.

PlayStation Network Account Registration.

PlayStation Home

Music Unlimited & Video Unlimited services

Log-ins via us.playstation.com

As usual, if you’re already signed into the PSN when the outage begins, you should be able to maintain your session, but will still be locked out of the services already mentioned. Any trophies earned during the outage will be added to your PSN ID once normal service resumes.